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CR 159 over Elm Creek

Martin County, Minnesota · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

CR 159 over Elm Creek in Martin County, Minnesota, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 27 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 75 of the 162 inventoried bridges in Martin County rated good (46.3%); 39 (24.1%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete tee beam
Length	about 118 ft
Location	1.2 Mi SE of Jct Csah 44
NBI structure number	46564
Condition class	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Minnesota department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Mn 15 over Center Creek	1973	11,176	Good
I 90 over E Fk Des Moines River	1973	8,600	Fair
I 90 over E Fk Des Moines River	1972	8,600	Fair
I 90 over Stream	1972	8,600	Good
I 90 over E Fk Des Moines River	1973	8,600	Good
I 90 over South Creek	1972	8,111	Fair